> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vizcom.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Change expression

> Give a character a new facial expression, or shift a product's form language, with a dial or a typed word.

Change expression redraws a character or product with a new mood while keeping who or what it is.

Where to find it
**Insert** (+) > **Modify** > **Change expression**

Works in
Workbench only

Credits
[2 per image](https://docs.vizcom.com/vizcom-credits.md#modify)

Plans
All plans

![Three items on the Workbench. Left, a new Modify block showing its list (Describe your changes, Instant Render, New view, Change expression) with the pointer on Change expression, marked 1. In the middle, a red chair render connected to a Change expression block on the right. In that block, callouts mark 2 the arc dial with the angry face, 3 the label Angry and 4 the Generate button.](https://mintcdn.com/vizcom-c4034e9b/FHfxWMtC8cMIGOnx/images/find/change-expression.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=FHfxWMtC8cMIGOnx\&q=85\&s=8126e571a4a575d34e183343b0a49610)

Change expression in the list (1), dial (2), expression (3), Generate (4).

## Use Change expression

**1. Choose Change expression**

Add a **Modify** block, connect your image and click **Change expression** 1.

**2. Turn the dial**

Drag the dial 2 until the label 3 shows the expression you want. At the end, **Custom** lets you type your own, such as "smug, one eyebrow raised".

**3. Generate**

Click **Generate** 4 for one image.

On products, **Happy** tends to round edges, **Angry** to sharpen geometry, and **Custom** words like "tactical" or "industrial" steer the design language.

## Examples

One red chair through four expressions: Happy, Angry, Surprised and Silly.

## Tips

* Connect the same original for every expression. Chaining results drifts away from the character.
* Use a clear, front-facing face on a plain background.
* If too much changes, prompt a **Describe your changes** block: "Change only the facial expression to surprised. Keep the face, hair, outfit and pose the same."

## Related

> [card] [Explore variations of a design](https://docs.vizcom.com/guides/explore-variations.md)
>
> Expressions, views and forms side by side.

> [card] [Form variation](https://docs.vizcom.com/tools/form-variation.md)
>
> Push a shape along two axes.

> [card] [New view](https://docs.vizcom.com/tools/new-view.md)
>
> See it from another angle.

> [card] [Modify](https://docs.vizcom.com/tools/modify.md)
>
> The block that holds Change expression.


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